ICANN blog » OECD http://blog.icann.org Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:53:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Future of the Internet – YouTubery in action http://blog.icann.org/2008/06/the-future-of-the-internet-youtubery-in-action/ http://blog.icann.org/2008/06/the-future-of-the-internet-youtubery-in-action/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:16:01 +0000 Kieren McCarthy http://blog.icann.org/?p=324 There is a large OECD ministerial meeting in Seoul later this month (and just a week before the ICANN Paris meeting), that has as its title: “The Future of the Internet Economy”.

The technical community – including ICANN – is hosting a one-day conference prior to the two-day ministerial proper, where the world’s most powerful governments will look at what the future of this network is: the possibilities and the threats; the creative and the criminal; and the lessons learnt as well as the best policy approaches going forward. ICANN will be represented by CEO Paul Twomey. And Vint Cerf will also be there to provide his insights.

The OECD’s YouTube channel for the Future of the Internet

But in an effort to reach out beyond the CEOs, world experts and government ministers, the OECD has set up a YouTube channel where it invites anyone to submit their video about what they see as the future of the Internet and encourages people to answer the question: “How can the Internet make the world a better place?” You are invited to “ask a question or share an opinion with world leaders to influence the future of the Internet.”

If past experience is anything to go by, the ICANN community has pretty strong views on where the future of the Internet should be, so here’s your chance to have them heard in one of the most powerful and influential inter-governmental bodies out there.

For more information, the OECD has a webpage explaining all. The YouTube channel itself is at: http://www.youtube.com/futureinternet.

]]> http://blog.icann.org/2008/06/the-future-of-the-internet-youtubery-in-action/feed/ 6 What will the Net bring to the developing world? OECD discussion http://blog.icann.org/2008/02/what-will-the-net-bring-to-the-developing-world-oecd-discussion/ http://blog.icann.org/2008/02/what-will-the-net-bring-to-the-developing-world-oecd-discussion/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:44:21 +0000 Kieren McCarthy http://blog.icann.org/?p=277 ICANN is not responsible in any way for the expansion or promotion of the Internet as a network but inevitably the organisation is asked what it can do, and philosophically at least, we are dedicated to ensuring the network's many benefits are enjoyed by as many people around the globe as possible. It is also in our interests to make sure that the organisation is in a position to effectively engage the "next billion users".]]> OECD logoICANN is not responsible in any way for the expansion or promotion of the Internet as a network but inevitably the organisation is asked what it can do, and philosophically at least, we are dedicated to ensuring the network’s many benefits are enjoyed by as many people around the globe as possible. It is also in our interests to make sure that the organisation is in a position to effectively engage the “next billion users”.

Usually, when asked what ICANN can do to help expand access to the Internet, we point to many of the other organisations that do concern themselves with this work, most of whom have representatives that attend ICANN meetings and involve themselves in our policy-making processes. As such, we would like to draw your attention to an open consultation that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is having this Thursday.

Called “Ask the economists: Internet & development – towards a Wider World Web?”, there will be a live online question and answer session between 14.00 and 16.00 Paris time (13.00 to 15.00 GMT) on Thursday 21 February 2008 where Sam Paltridge from the OECD’s Science, Technology and Industry division, will answer questions. The theme is: “What benefits would the Internet bring to the developing world? How can a competitive market be created to attract investment to build networks while making Internet access affordable? And what impact would the arrival of several billion new users have on the Internet as we know it today?”

The OECD has produced a report [pdf] that will form the centre of discussions and you can send questions or comments on this issue in English or French in advance, or during the debate, to ask@oecd.org. For more information, visit the OECD’s dedicated webpage.

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